How To Install nullidentd on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nullidentd on Kali Linux.

What is nullidentd

nullidentd is:

nullidentd is a small, fast and secure identd daemon. It returns a static string for every query.

There are three methods to install nullidentd on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install nullidentd Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install nullidentd using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install nullidentd

Install nullidentd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install nullidentd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nullidentd

Install nullidentd Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install nullidentd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nullidentd

How To Uninstall nullidentd on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the nullidentd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nullidentd

Uninstall nullidentd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nullidentd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nullidentd

Remove nullidentd Configurations and Data

To remove nullidentd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nullidentd

Remove nullidentd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove nullidentd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nullidentd

Dependencies

nullidentd have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• netbase
• update-inetd
• openbsd-inetd

References

• nullidentd website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nullidentd package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.